''Supersonic Man'' is a 1979 Spanish

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directed by

Juan Piquer Simón Juan Piquer Simón (16 February, 1935 – 8 January, 2011) was a Spanish film director best known for directing two cult classic horror film, horror exploitation film, exploitation films, ''Pieces (1982 film), Pieces'' (1982) and ''Slugs (1988 f ...

, and starring Antonio Cantafora and Cameron Mitchell.

Plot

Kronos, a humanoid extraterrestrial (Richard Yesteran), has been sent to planet Earth in order to help humanity against its own threats. Settling in

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, he becomes a superhero, Supersonic Man. He confronts nefarious Dr. Gulik ( Cameron Mitchell) who plans to take over the world.

Cast

* Antonio Cantafora - Paul (credited as Michael Coby) * Cameron Mitchell - Dr. Gulik *Diana Polakov - Patricia Morgan *

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- Peterson *

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- Professor Morgan (credited as John Caffarel) *José Luis Ayestarán - Kronos / Supersonic (credited as Richard Yesteran)

Release

''Supersonic Man'' was distributed in Spain by Filmayer S.A. on 6 August 1979. It sold 751,696 tickets on its Spanish release. It was the last film seen on

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's version of ''

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'' (titled ''Son of Svengoolie'') before it was cancelled in 1986. It was also spoofed by

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Reception

From contemporary reviews, John Pym wrote in ''

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'' that the film "is a cut-price digest of half-a-dozen money spinners, from the Bond movies to ''

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''."

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*{{IMDb title, id=0079971, title=Supersonic Man
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1979 films 1970s superhero films Extraterrestrial superheroes Films set in the United States Film superheroes 1970s science fiction action films Alien visitations in films Spanish science fiction action films 1970s exploitation films Spanish superhero films 1970s Spanish-language films 1970s Spanish films